Blues Improvisation

Welcome to the course.

Blues Improvisation has three main phases.

• Phase one deals with our scale boxes and how to use them to create phrases.
• Phase two focuses on the techniques you want to master to make your playing come alive.
• Finally, phase three reveals some of the tricks of the trade.

Phase 1: Lead Patterns

1. The Beginner’s Box
2. Playing “Outside” The Beginner’s Box
3. Sliding Out Of The Beginner’s Box
4. The Intermediate Box
5. Creating Licks With The Intermediate Box
6. The Albert King Box
7. Incorporating The Albert King Box To Complete A Picture
8. Pentatonic Power
9. Recap
10. Jam Track Day

Phase 2: Techniques

1. Your Vibrato: Adding That Personal Touch
2. Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs
3. Slip Sliding Away
4. Trills For Thrills
5. Bends Make It Wail
6. Bending Till It Breaks
7. Multiple String Bends
8. Creative Picking Techniques
9. Outside The Box Part 2
10. Further Outside The Box
11. Recap 2
12.  Jam Track Day

Phase 3: Tricks Of The Trade

1. Fun With Octaves
2. Playing The 12th Fret And Above
3. Tactics For Transitioning Between 12 Fret Octaves
4. The Major Pentatonic
5. Fun With The Major Pentatonic
6. Transitioning Between Minor and Major Pentatonic
7.  The Blues Scale Variations
8. Tips On Playing With Others
9. Leaving Space
10. Play Like You Mean It

What’s Next

If you enjoyed “Blues Improvisation” then you’ll love the next step:

Blues Jam